- Jason Whitlock, a Black sports journalist who is known for his inflammatory conservative views, has been locked out of Twitter after bashing Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter.
- Jason Whitlock has had his Twitter account, with 433,000 follower, blocked after he commented on a real estate blog, discussing BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors' new $1.4m home.
- Whitlock's not going anywhere, though some called for and even expected his dismissal from FOX over the weekend. The Asian American Journalists Association was more than correct in looking past.
The Washington Examiner reports that sports journalist Jason Whitlock, who is black, has been cast into Twitter jail by its almost entirely white leadership after he criticized Black Lives Matter.
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Twitter locked sports columnist Jason Whitlock’s account over the weekend for scrutinizing a new, $1.4 million home purchased by a founder of the Black Lives Matter movement.
“Black Lives Matter founder buys $1.4 million home in Topanga, which has a black population of 1.4 percent,” Whitlock wrote in a Sunday tweet. “She’s with her people!”
The missive was a reference to a Los Angeles-area home reportedly purchased by BLM co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors. Hours later, numerous social media users shared a screenshot from Whitlock in which Twitter informed him his account had been locked. “You may not publish or post other people’s private information without their express authorization and permission,” the message informed him. Whitlock confirmed the message’s authenticity to sports writer Ryan Glasspiegel.
.@WhitlockJason tells me Twitter just locked his account over this pic.twitter.com/WPxhi2p1aX
— Ryan Glasspiegel (@sportsrapport) April 9, 2021
News of the 37-year-old Cullors’ home purchase appeared in a number of publications on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday — including The New York Post, Fox Business, and Yahoo News. A number of critics highlighted the reports, including RealClearPolitics editor Tom Bevan, who opined with a reference to Cullors describing herself as a Marxist. “What was Karl Marx’s position on snapping up high end real-estate?” Bevan wrote.
What was Karl Marx's position on snapping up high end real-estate? https://t.co/Mzbi7q1LhM
— Tom Bevan (@TomBevanRCP) April 11, 2021
Cullors previously purchased four homes in 2020 alone, and the latest acquisition led to criticism even from fellow BLM members. The group’s New York City chief Hawk Newsomtold The Post he wanted “an independent investigation” to find out out where she was getting the funds to finance her purchases.
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